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NEO-CLASSIC KETUBAH
#2-MODERN: This is a12x18 inch ketubah with a modern neo-classical
design. Comes in choice of colors: Green, Midnight Violet, Magenta, Red.
This comes with a choice of five texts
(plus
additional texts):
1. The English Only
1B. English Only Conservative
2. Romance
2b. Orthodox or Conservative Hebrew/Aramaic with English
4. Orthodox or Conservative Hebrew/Aramaic only
5.
Anniversary
1. ENGLISH ONLY
On the
_____ day of the month of _________, in the year ______, since the
creation of the world, the era according to which we reckon,
corresponding to the _____ day of the month of _________, in the year
______, in the city of ____________,in the state of __________, the
Groom, ________________ said to the Bride, _________________, "Be my
wife according to the practice of Moses and Israel, and I will cherish,
honor, support and maintain you in accordance with God's Word. I will be
faithful to you and protect you and love you for as long as we both
shall live." And she said to him "I will be your wife and love and
respect you. I will be faithful and loyal to you for as long as
we both shall live."
And, they
both said, "We vow to support, comfort and strengthen each other through
life's sorrows and joys. We further promise to share our hopes, our
thoughts and our dreams as we build our lives together. May we grow
together, our lives ever entwined, our love bringing us closer together.
We shall endeavor to establish a home that is kind
and compassionate to all who enter. May our home be forever filled with
peace, love and happiness, and may our children be blessed.
Rabbi/Officiant
__________________
Bride
_____________ Groom ___________
Witness
__________ Witness ___________
1B. ENGLISH ONLY CONSERVATIVE
On the ___
day of the month ________, in the year ______, which corresponds
to the ____ day of the month of _________, in the year ________,
________________, son of ___________________ and _______________,
daughter of ___________________ were joined together in the
Holy Covenant of Marriage.
The Groom ________________
said to
The Bride ______________
“I consecrate you to me as my wife forever and vow to love, honor,
cherish, and respect you. I will devote myself to you as the sons of
Israel have devoted themselves to their wives down through the ages."
The Bride _________________
said to
The Groom ________________
“I consecrate you to me as my husband forever and vow to love, honor,
cherish, and respect you. I will devote myself to you as the daughters
of
Israel have devoted themselves to their husbands down through the ages."
And they both said to each other
" I commit myself to you and to our marriage for as long as we both
shall
live. We will keep the vows we made today, treasuring and nurturing
the gift of Love that God has given us, never taking each other for
granted.
We will live our lives with honesty, integrity, faithfulness, and trust
for
each other, sharing our thoughts, our dreams, our joys, our sorrows,
our successes and our failures. We will build a home based on
love, kindness, and respect for all people. We will grow together,
fulfilling our destinies and our purpose in life."
They are now declared to be Husband and Wife
as attested by:
Rabbi/Officiant
__________________
Bride
_____________ Groom ___________
Witness
__________ Witness ___________
2.
ROMANCE #1
On the ____ day of the week, the ____ day of
the month of _____,
in the year _____, corresponding to the ____ day of the month of
_______, in the year ______ , the Bride, ____________, and the
Groom, _____________, stand before God and these witnesses to
join their hearts and their lives together as Husband and Wife.
And they said to each other, “My Beloved,
you are my Lover, my
Best Friend, my Soulmate, and my Life
Partner. I found joy
when I found you. You inspire me and bring
out the best in me;
I am a better person because of you. You
make me strong,
but you also help me to depend on God
in my weakness.
You not only have my love, you
have my respect and admiration.”
“My Darling, we have it all: passion, love,
companionship, trust, and
unity. You make me smile; you make me laugh; you fill me with
desire;you fill me with delight and
make my life richer. The colors
of life are brighter when I am with
you and I feel so much more
alive. You never bore me; I am
fascinated by the many facets of
you. You are Fire to ignite my passion
and Cool Water to quench
my thirst and refresh me. You are
Light in my darkest days and
Goodness that gladdens my heart when
the world seems filled
with evil. You are beauty, from the inside
out---the kind that
will last forever."
"I am amazed and blessed by your love and
loyalty, and I know
that you are the one person in the whole
world I can depend on.
You will never betray me; I can trust
you with every part of me.
I promise that I will never take these
qualities for granted. I will
value and treasure all that you are, all
that you do, and all that
you believe. But, my Love, I do not expect
perfection and I know
that you do not expect it of me. We
both Know that only God
is perfect; human beings are not. We
fail and miss the mark.
We will make mistakes; we will misunderstand
and cause each
other pain at times. It hurts me now
to think that will happen, but
I understand its inevitability.
We cannot promise to never wound each other, but we can promise
to always forgive the wounding. We cannot
promise to never be
offended, but we can promise to never hold
on to offense, and we
can promise to allow God's virtue to heal our hearts and restore our
unity and trust. These are our declarations of love, our promises,
and the vows we will hold sacred."
Rabbi/Officiant ________________________
Bride _________________ Groom ___________________
Witnesses ___________________ ____________________
2b.
HEBREW/ARAMAIC WITH ENGLISH
On the
_____ day of the month of _________, in the year ______, since the
creation of the world, the era according to which we reckon,
corresponding to the _____ day of the month of _________, in the year
______, in the city of ____________,in the state of __________, the
Groom, ________________ said to the Bride, _________________, "Be my
wife according to the practice of Moses and Israel, and I will cherish,
honor, support and maintain you in accordance with God's Word. I will be
faithful to you and protect you and love you for as long as we both
shall live." And she said to him "I will be your wife and love and
respect you. I will be faithful and loyal to you for as long as
we both shall live."
And, they
both said, "We vow to support, comfort and strengthen each other through
life's sorrows and joys. We further promise to share our hopes, our
thoughts and our dreams as we build our lives together. May we grow
together, our lives ever entwined, our love bringing us closer together.
We shall endeavor to establish a home that is kind
and compassionate to all who enter. May our home be forever filled with
peace, love and happiness...and may our children be blessed.
Rabbi/Officiant
__________________
Bride
_____________ Groom ___________
Witness
__________ Witness ___________
3. HEBREW/ARAMAIC
ONLY ORTHODOX OR CONSERVATIVE
4. ANNIVERSARY
I AM MY BELOVED'S AND MY
BELOVED IS MINE
Today, on our __ anniversary, we recommit ourselves to one
another, knowing that we love each other even more today than
when we first joined our hearts and our lives together.
Beloved, you are my soul mate and the love of my life. I thank
God for bringing us together and keeping us together all these years.
I, ___________ renew my vows to love, protect, and honor you
as my wife, to continue to value everything that you bring to this
union. I, ________________, renew my vows to love, respect,
cherish and honor you as my husband. We both pledge to be
faithful to each other, and never to take each other for granted.
May the coming years we spend together be many and blessed
as we serve God together and follow in His Word.
Rabbi/Officiant
_________________________
Bride ____________________ Groom ____________________
Witnesses: ____________________
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